diff --git a/scrapy/tests/keys/mitmproxy-ca.pem b/scrapy/tests/keys/mitmproxy-ca.pem
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08004feca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scrapy/tests/keys/mitmproxy-ca.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
+MIICWwIBAAKBgQDKLbznLxS7HSWvrmGcvVS6eQvjEWD705/csvnk/WtqAPfQMJKt
+auFBxzPt6RT60SHtj/2FKt2gqsiE6cNINxGN6fGYD7HtaM5HXRVPUKJaMipJwHha
+QivjIZoueraY/MtlyCkpp6dmMnHEpGY7OzwMyh1eCBHQ2JYx6VEzbks9ewIDAQAB
+AoGAMpS2ye/Rc+6a2xT5fskvRWe7PZe/d8E+IWz1cACmuuJ7HS7Jw3EV4esAZukF
+QqrHnjOD7akHwYZ4nCgPnyWH0lLx/4TIXE5QeLPFrhKOsSLCyhlCwNVJAdcOrDol
+Qh2694Dsd4gAy5o6TA02cBpqArnbAUERX46bHBZRA+ths8ECQQD6r1Ls+bTBR52w
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+KUPCjjYpAkEAznchXk2ITeRcClrBNA+1Izpb5yG1qkfc79u/CEVDDOvt7RO/89Oj
+58R3pKTyffoo34fBdJz8GYDsmOeiyJEjAwJANpSHrJrtlQt/tMyJQ6gT7/xZmSvc
+1OF9U6L0wbj9AgpExtjAFWkKEdA6vj34iCChBb8FrmJpUb3WUWi7nReTiQJAFyIT
+9Av93LRcd7CJezrTUdolF/WX9DdPEvTtJ5ETHSyGIQ0Yccph0AMcYK82mFTiJYGB
+dH5uZLEkUVGK1KwmXwJAGWLdYiQyQitRWdoURcLb4OZ2gF3+7PASgFilI8YuoYhn
+Rl2Va3UtErPKJeMg2dTH18PuXykQMsQR1+rPxf1WSA==
+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIICnzCCAgigAwIBAgIGDI2K/EOjMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAMCgxEjAQBgNVBAMT
+CW1pdG1wcm94eTESMBAGA1UEChMJbWl0bXByb3h5MB4XDTEzMDkyNjE0MzYxMVoX
+DTE1MDkxNjE0MzYxMVowKDESMBAGA1UEAxMJbWl0bXByb3h5MRIwEAYDVQQKEwlt
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+YZy9VLp5C+MRYPvTn9yy+eT9a2oA99Awkq1q4UHHM+3pFPrRIe2P/YUq3aCqyITp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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/scrapy/tests/test_proxy_connect.py b/scrapy/tests/test_proxy_connect.py
index 13e8f184d..ee9576f71 100644
--- a/scrapy/tests/test_proxy_connect.py
+++ b/scrapy/tests/test_proxy_connect.py
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ class HTTPSProxy(controller.Master, Thread):
     def __init__(self, port):
         password_manager = http_auth.PassManSingleUser('scrapy', 'scrapy')
         authenticator = http_auth.BasicProxyAuth(password_manager, "mitmproxy")
+        cert_path = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)),
+            'keys', 'mitmproxy-ca.pem')
         server = proxy.ProxyServer(proxy.ProxyConfig(
             authenticator = authenticator,
-            cacert = os.path.expanduser("~/.mitmproxy/mitmproxy-ca.pem")),
+            cacert = cert_path),
             port)
         Thread.__init__(self)
         controller.Master.__init__(self, server)